CVE-2018-6914
Public on 2018-04-03
Modified on 2019-08-27
Description
It was found that the tmpdir and tempfile modules did not sanitize their file name argument. An attacker with control over the name could create temporary files and directories outside of the dedicated directory.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ruby | 2019-08-23 | ALAS2-2019-1276 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby20 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby22 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby23 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby24 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |